Su
28
Dec
12.00 - 12:45
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POST SECULAR SOCIETY
 Philosophers Jürgen Habermas, Charles Taylor and John Grey and theologian Karen Armstrong retell the story of the history of our Western society on the basis of our attitude towards religion. Can we call ourselves a secular society or is that an illusion?
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Su
14
Dec
12:00 - 13:05
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THE DEDICATION OF MATTHIEU RICARD
 Matthieu Ricard left a promising career in cellular genetics in France to devote himself to study Buddhism in the Himalayas 40 years ago. Since then he has lived with the greatest living teachers of that tradition. Born in France, Ricard is a best-seller author and a well-known photographer. As a trained scientist and Buddhist monk, he mediates the dialogue between Tibetan Buddhism and the West through understanding and compassion.
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Sa
13
Dec
23:57 - 01:46
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HIMALAYA
 Filmed in the forbidden Dolpo region of Nepal under the most challenging of conditions, Himalaya captures the fast disappearing traditions of a remote Tibetan culture.
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Sa
6
Dec
23:40 - 01:26
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CRY OF THE SNOW LION
 A definitive and powerful examination of China’s presence in Tibet, this award-winning documentary -- ten years in the making -- features unprecedented imagery, riveting stories and a collection of underground and archival footage never before assembled in one film.
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Th
4
Dec
16:30 - 16:45
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PETS IN POTS
 Marth is a 13 year old girl who has a great fascination for animals, whether alive or dead. She has a Chihuahua, two cats, a rat, a pony and a dozen rabbits. In her bedroom she is keeping her dead animals in pots with 100 % formaldehyde. Marth strongly believes that only animals understand her.
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Su
30
Nov
12:00 - 13:00
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SOGYAL RINPOCHE: ANCIENT WISDOM FOR THE MODERN WORLD
 Sogyal Rinpoche is one of the most important teachers of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. This documentary by Boris Penth offers an unprecedented insight into the life and work of this great master, who beacme world famous after publishing The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying in 1992.
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Su
16
Nov
12:00 - 13:00
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THE DHAMMA BROTHERS
.jpg "Dhamma") East meets West in the Deep South. An overcrowded maximum-security prison - the end of the line in Alabama’s correctional system - is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program.
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Su
2
Nov
13:00 - 13:55
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BECOMING A WOMAN IN ZANSKAR
 In the remote kingdom of Zanskar, in the Northern Himalayas, Becoming a Woman recounts the true and moving story of a friendship shattered by destiny.
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Su
19
Okt
12:00 - 13:00
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IN BIRMA
 People in many countries are not satisfied with their gouvernement. Regular democratic values allow for political change during elections. The dictatorship Burma does not have free elections, but because of buddhist values resistance is not obvious. Undercover, film makers Junger and Hillenius traveled as tourists through Birma to portray its inhabitants under repression.
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We
15
Okt
23:25 - 24:15
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CAMERAS FOR THE INVISIBLE
 Karin Kuiper, widow of the well-known Dutch author Karel Glastra van Loon, went to the Thai-Burmese border in order to fulfill Karel's wish to draw international media attention to Burma's ‘forgotten refugees’. Determined to realize Karel's plans, Karin returns to Mae Sot in March 2008, a trip that has resulted in a compelling story.
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Su
5
Okt
12:00 - 12:30
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LIFE ON THE STREET
 Belgian photographer Stef Renodeyn is a master at seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. His most intimate pictures are taken in the streets of Antwerp, portraying countless homeless people. Zen teacher Frank de Waele also took to the streets for a meditation week. Together with a few students he lived in an environment where everything turns into a question: where will they sleep, what will they eat, who will give them something?
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Su
21
Sep
12:00 - 13:00
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THE THREADS OF KARMA
 Khensur Rinpoche is 20 years old and just another student at a Tibetan monastery. But there is one small thing which sets him out from his fellow students: he is the reincarnation of a recently deceased master, Khensur Rinpoche. This film offers an intimate look at the life of the young lama as he aspires to live up to the reputation of his former incarnation.
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Su
7
Sep
12:00 - 12:30
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Dharma Punx
 Noah Levine is a dharma teacher, but if you see him driving around in the streets of Los Angeles in his noisy 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS, covered in tattoos, you would never have guessed. Nevertheless, he’s the heart of a young and lively sangha. His teachings go ‘against the grain’ and attract young people who suffer from addiction and live a life of crime.
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Tu
2
Sep
23:30 - 24:30
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TO INFINITY AND BEYOND - JANWILLEM VAN DE WETERING
.jpg "Janwillem van de Wetering") Janwillem van de Wetering is known all over the world for his series of crime novels. This program presents a portrait of the artist and author Janwillem van de Wetering.
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Tu
26
Aug
23:35 - 01:20
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WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW!?
 What the Bleep Do We Know!? is a new type of film. It is part documentary, part story, and part elaborate and inspiring visual effects and animations. The protagonist, Amanda, played by Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel. revealing the uncertain world of the quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our normal, waking reality.
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Th
7
Aug
23:12 - 24:12
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The olympic flame under fire
 The journey of the Olympic flame has brought the matter of China-Tibet to the attention of the world these past months. This documentary shows Tibetan demonstrations in Kathmandu, London, Paris and Amsterdam. Table tennis champion Bettine Vriesekoop rejects the uncritical thinking of the Chinese but at the same time she admires their lust for life after the misery of the past century.
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We
6
Aug
23:15 - 00:20
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UP THE YANGTZE
 A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze, navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as 'The River.' The Three Gorges Dam, gargantuan and hotly contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle, provides the epic and unsettling backdrop for the story of two young emplyees on board the ship.
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Su
15
Jun
11:57 - 12:45
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Women and the Buddha potential
 H.H. the Dalai Lama has been concerned with the position of women in Buddhism for many years, and particularly that of Buddhist nuns, who are asking for the same rights and status as monks. In Hamburg a conference was held in 2007 with dozens of experts from Asia, Europe, China, the US and Australia and a large number of nuns from various traditions.
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Su
15
Jun
12:45 - 12:56
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NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE
 Two Tibetan nuns bear witness to how Buddhism helped them survive torture in the Drapchi prison in Lhasa.
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Th
5
Jun
22:50 - 24:06
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The Unwinking Gaze
 The Unwinking Gaze offers a unique, behind-the-scenes insight into the recent working life of Tibet’s would-be saviour and revered world icon the Dalai Lama. This film takes you inside the Titanic struggle of one of the great spiritual and political figures of our time, as he tries to lead his people to a peaceful resolution with China.
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Su
1
Jun
13:00 - 13:30
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ROUND TABLE CONVERSATION
 Violence is a hot topic in Dutch society. Is violence on the increase or is it only more obvious because of the extended media coverage? What causes violence? It often has a negative connotation, but could it also have a positive side?
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Su
18
May
12.00 - 13:00
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APPRECIATING YOUR LIFE
 The Japanese Zen master Taizan Maezumi Roshi (1931-1995) was one of the great pioneers who brought Buddhism to the West. In 1956 he went to Los Angeles in support of the Japanese community. Soon he was discovered as a Zen teacher by the beatnik generation.
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Su
4
May
12:00 - 12:30
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TUTU, TINTIN AND TIBET
 On behalf of the International Campaign for Tibet, the Dalai Lama presents the Light of Truth Award to archbishop Tutu for standing up to defend the rights of the oppressed in the world, and to author Hergé of the Tintin series, for ‘Tintin in Tibet’. Fanny Rodwell, Hergé’s widow, remembers what a shock it was to her and her husband to visit an occupied Tibet. It then became clear that the tragedy of the Tibetans needed to be addressed in this album.
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Su
20
Apr
12.00 - 12:30
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BUDDHISM WITHOUT BELIEF
 Stephen and Martine Batchelor already had a long record of service in Buddhism when they met in master Kusan’s monastery in South Korea in 1981. After the death of their teacher they decided to leave the monkhood and get married before returning to England. Today they live in French Aquitaine with their cat Felix, from where they travel around the world to hold vipassana retreats.
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Su
6
Apr
12:00 - 12:30
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THORN IN THE HEART
 Wandering through wide, endless landscapes, Zen teacher Nico Tydeman sheds light on existential questions. Death and how it makes us cling to life is an inevitable subject. Tydeman has been exploring Zen Buddhism since the 1970’s and also finds his inspiration with the mystics. It all boils down to the question: How to live this elusive life and deal with impermanence?
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We
2
Apr
23:23 - 24:15
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Bhutan, birth of a democracy
 Nestling in the heart of the Himalayas, the kingdom of Bhutan is getting ready to become a parliamentary democracy. In the build-up to the elections in 2008, the Bhutanese are learning what a democratic system is. What do they think about it? How do they see the future of their country?
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Su
23
Mrch
12.30 - 13:00
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MEDICINE, AWARENESS AND COMPASSION
 Can the relationship between a sane mind and a sane brain be measured? Under the guidance of Chokye Nyima Rinpoche, a conference entitled Medicine, Mindfulness and Compassion was held in 2007 in Cologne, Germany.
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Su
9
Mrch
12:00 - 12:52
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Angry Monk
 Angry Monk is a road-movie and a time-travel in the footsteps of the rebellious Tibetan monk Gendun Choephel (1903-51), revealing a face of old and present-day Tibet that goes against popular clichés.
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Su
24
Feb
12:00 - 12:30
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WHAT ABOUT ME?
 Joseph Goldstein and Carol Wilson are pioneers of Buddhist practice in the United States. Together, they lead Vipassana retreats all over the world. Goldstein is an author, a meditation teacher, and founder of the Insight Meditation Society in the US. Goldstein and Wilson tackle our egocentric ‘what about me?´ attitude. Showing great respect for the tradition they come from, they focus on what is working for the West.
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Su
10
Feb
12:00 - 12:30
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BUDDHISM AND THE WORLD
.jpg "Thich Nhat Hanh") In May 2007 Buddhists from 61 Buddhist countries have gathered in the UN building in Bangkok, Thailand. Some 1500 participants are discussing the conference theme of ‘good governance’ as well as celebrating the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha.
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Su
27
Jan
13:00 - 13:30
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THE ROAD TO GENEVA
 We follow 24-year-old Guan Her Ng, part Dutch, part Asian, on his journey from the Fo Guan Shan temple on the Zeedijk in Amsterdam to a Buddhist youth conference in Geneva, Switzerland. French, Dutch, german, Swiss, American, Chinese, it doesn’t matter. Being together transcends all national differences.
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Su
13
Jan
13:00 - 13:45
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A HISTORY OF BUDDHISM IN THE NETHERLANDS, PART 3
 Part three focuses on the official recognition of the Buddhist movement in the Netherlands, which resulted in the foundation of the BOS, the Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation, in 1999.
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